Close to Heliotrope
#CE74FA
#CE74FA is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Heliotrope. In RGB it’s made of 80.8% red, 45.5% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 280°, with 93% saturation and 72% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CE74FA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.80:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.50:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.80:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.50:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CE74FA as they’d see it.
#CE74FA in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #CE74FA
What color is #CE74FA?
#CE74FA is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Heliotrope. In RGB it’s made of 80.8% red, 45.5% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 280°, with 93% saturation and 72% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CE74FA in RGB?
#CE74FA is rgb(206, 116, 250): 206 red, 116 green, and 250 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CE74FA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(18, 54, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CE74FA?
PANTONE 2566 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CE74FA?
Its complement #4EAF24 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.